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Looks awesome! I’m a fish guy and a wood guy as well. I have a 180 gallon , a 55 gallon, and a few smaller tanks. What kinda fish will you be keeping in there?What kind of wood did you use and what finish did you put on it?

I’m also a fish guy. Currently only have a 125 gallon (which for nyc is huge) south american tropical FW tank, but have kept a huge variety in the past. I’ve followed a few blogs about people building their own impressive tanks, but have always shyed away from the idea (the thought of that much water pouring out into my home beacuse of an oversight on my part scares the c* out of me)

How thick is the glass? I’m looking forward to seeing pics of the tank filled and stocked. What type of fish are you planning on?

I think this is awesome! It never crossed my mind to build my own. I would also be so scared that so much water could end up all over the house. Cause with that much water it would actually spread everywhere.

How did you make sure the thingj is absolutely water tight and will remain that way?

It is plywood, red oak and lots of epoxy.Been out of the fish hobby for a few yrs, but have kept and bred most. This will get filled with the big nasty cichlids from central America.Can’t say I am fearless here! It’s half full and going to let it set for awhile before continuing. The glass is 3/8”. There are on-line calculators for that.Filled weight will be over a ton! Tank empty weighs around 250 with nearly that much in rocks and stump. Wife says it was built to airdrop!Just as a point of reference, I can get in with all that deco stuff in it and have PLENTY of room to move around.

but you have to take into account that this is not a glass cornered build. My panes are 15×24 at a depth of 27” fully supported on all 4 sides. I talked with the auther of the above link and he agreed that 9mm is plenty.

Thanks for the link. I really like the filter design and how you planned ahead if you wanted to make it wet/dry in the future or have it filter from the top to protect any fry. I also like your substrate, pretty ingenious way to prevent the cichlids from rearranging everything. It is definitely becoming a great show tank. I bookmarked the link and look forward to updates.

That’s incredible!One question though. do you have to let the epoxy “out gas” before setting it up to put fish in?Meaning does the epoxy become innert after curing so there are no chemicals leeching into the water?